Springfield daily republic. [volume] (Springfield, O. [Ohio]) 1887-1888, 1887-02-05
THE MIMIC WORLD.
A CurSory Glance at Passing Events Of
Interest to springfeld's
Theater- -GOsrs.
Attractions During the Past week NJ Lo
cal Theaters-Nordrck Last Night
Future Eyenis-Prcrty Romance
breezy Gossip.

Springfield has not been without theatri-
cal attractions this week. but the th"aters
have been very quiet aS compared with th'
hurry and hustle of last week. Eight OPP
eras. two tragedies and a pair of tirst-clas>
comedies. haye tendency tn make things
lively. and the Storm OF last week has been
followed by the inevitable calm. Blacks
opera house has been dark every night
while the Grand. including this evenings
performance, has been open three times.
The Dime Museum is IN total and perpetual
eclipse.
Manager Trumps three performances
this week will net him a very comfortable
sum. He had big houses Tuesday night and
other large audience will greet
Mayo and Miss Van Sickle tonight.
Next week the trouble will begin
again. Ezra Kendall will open at the Grand
will repeat the piece on Tuesday night. On
"Wednesday night the famous colored plan
ist. Blind Tom will give a grand concert
at Blacks. Tom will be followed on Thurs
day night at Blacks by q. B. Sheppard'S
company in AuguSfin Daly's brilliant com
edy. "A y -ht on The last named will
be the great theatrical event of the week.
and il promises to be a social event of some
pretensions, As already. il is understood,
two theater parties are being formed To at
tend the performance. When a Night
OF" was played here last week people were
afraid to take hold of it and the company
was greeted with dizzy house. Those
who saw the play have been lying awake
nights ever since to laugh about it. II i
certainly one of the most irresistibly funny
conceptions that has recently been placed
on the stage.
"A Pair of Kids is given fattering no
tees by the press throughout the country.
and it comes with the best of recommenda-
tons. Those who enjoy the quaint. queer
and satiricai in comedy should not fail to
see Kendall as he is unapprotchablein that
style. At the Grand on Friday and Satur-
day evenings Hoodman Blind. which has
had such an extended run in New York
will he presented by a strong company
Rentfrow's Jolly Pathhnd,.rs vii! be at
Blacks on Friday and Saturday evenings.
An immense audience assembled at the
Grand opera house last night to see
Frank MAYO and Miss Van Sickle in Nor
deck" Something fine was expected and
the audience was not disappointed. The
performance was magnificent and il is sell
d IN. indeed, that one sees better drama
than Nordeck. From the very start il
commands the interest OF the spectator and
/ that interest broadens and deepenS until the
curtain falls o the last act The play is
one of strong and coIlSiStant action and
contains MANY powerful situations. Mr..
Mayo's creation of the character of Wa
dema1 y Nordeck is complete aud artistic. III
every way worthy OF his ability. Ii is a
! thoroughly finished piece of work and. if
anything, is finer than his Davy Crockett.
When Miss Van Sickle appeared aS
| Wanda, she was given most ilattcrIng rt-
ceptiOn, the applause lasting quite ten sec
onds. Her cordial reception almost over
! came her and for few minutes her s,ting
was little constrained: bIt she soon re-
covered herself and gave charming pre-
! Sentation of the character. She has i'm
proved wonderfully since her last appear
| ance here and shows herself 10 be a remarka-
bly, gifted actress. She was frequently
greeted with applause.
/ 0Miss Fischer. as Princess /uiliSki. carried
the audience by storm. Her portrayal OF
the naughty princess. was notably fine
/ piece of acting. and her stage presence is
magnificent She looks the character a
we'll aS acts il. and her fine work was
warmly appreciated by the audience.
Mr.. Tayior's excellent acting aS Wit0Id.
the irrascible old uncle. brought down the
house. The company throughout is good.
Nordeck will be repeated tonight.
A pretty romance is said to entwine the
| lives of the distinguished trasedian, Mr..
Edwin Booth. and Miss Agnes HerndOn.
who appeared at the Grand last Saturday
night in the Commercial Tourists Bride. .
Three years ago the two first met at a Tecep-
/ ton given by the late President Arthur at
his New York home. \ warm friendship
spraDg up between Booths daugh-
ter, Edwina, and Miss Herndcn.
and after separating the ladies be-
gan and kept up correspondence.
Booth often read the letters to his daughter
| from Miss Herndon, and the blaSe man of
the world and the pet of two hemiSpheres
was very much impressed by the purity and
nobility of disposition of Miss HemdOn,
that was 50 eminent in all her correspond
ence. Well, the upshot of the whole affair
was that last summer Booth. through his
daughter. sent cordial invitation 10 Miss
Herndon to spend the heated term at Co
hasSet. She came. and he was more than
ever attracted by this magnificent young
woman with the Juno form and Madonna
face. During her visit il was observed
that Miss Herndon and Booth We're almost
inseparable. Arm in arm they strolled
on the yellow sands under the
white moonlight. 1t was his
flowers that found their way 10 her room
and his form was by her side IN the long
rides and drives along the beach in the
morning. and long before the autumn winds
curled the salt waves into white caps il was
noticed that she called him Edwin and
he murmured ''Agn-e-s." with the accent
on the ''e-s." Ii was charming idyl down
in the heart of the summer tina. was famed
into life BY the sweet south wind and per
petua'ed by their own desire.
At the beginning Of the present season
an effort was made by their respective
managers to arrange their tour over the
country so that they might be thrown to-
gether As much as possible on the road. but
the arrangement feh through, owing TO the
limited number of towns in which Mr..
Booth appeared. Ii is understood among
the intimate friends of the directly inter
e,ted parties that they will be married in
about a year.
Green Room Gossip.
''Nordeck," with Mayo AMI Miss Van
Sickle again tonight at the Grand.
Frank Daniels As "Old Sport In the
Rag Baby is one of the finest